The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-09-21
BASEBALL.
The Fight for the League Pennant
Drawing to C.ose-Detroit's
Big LEAD.
The Alleged Trouble In the Chicago
Team-President Spalding In
tcryiewed.
TcHrcAGo CORRESPONDENCE


baseball way during the past week ortwo,
the teams defeat in two of three games at
Detroit, coming as it did upon the bad
luck that had attended the team from the
month, tending to discourage those who
had backed the White Stockings as pen
nant winners. On top of their de-
feats at Detroit they were compelled
to knuckle down to Indianap-
oils in the first game played
upon the home grounds for four weeks,
and Notwithstanding that the champions
whipped the Hoosiers until they fell upon
their knees and begged for mercy in the
two following games, the Chicago morning
papers, or those of them which for a month
past have been unfavorably inclined toward
the Whites, launched forth into TRADE OF
abuse against Captain Arson and the club
which was uncalled for as it was unjust.
Arson was accused OF being "hoodoo, "
and was advised TO resign the cap
taincy. GARRISON. it was asserted,
would quit the team and play
ball with Boston next year. Pfeffer and
Williamson were also Disguised with An
son, and would not be with the Chicago
Club next season. Now, it is fact that
the players which these papers charge with
being dissatisfied and hot against Arson
are, so far as can be learned, more indig-
nant against the treatment accorded TO
Arson, both by the public and the press,
10 fall
does not say So but ii is dollars 10 dough-
nuts that he now very much regrets hav-
ing ever said anything to newspaper men
concerning his little trouble with Arson
down East Big Ed Williamson is hon
estly hot and thoroughly worked up over
the attacks upon his Captain and the state
ment that he will play ball with some other
team than Chicago next season.
When asked what truth there was in the
statement that he would leave the Chicago
Club this year, Williamson said:
1T is lie. If the Chicago Club wants
my services next year l shall be in the field
for them, and can say frankly that l never
had any other intention"
you are not at swords points with An
son then as the balance of the team are!"
"Who saws the balance of the team are
hot at Arson? | tell you that these dirty
attacks on the old man are enough to
make any man, who has any sense of fair
ness in him, hot under the collar. do
not believe there is a man who if asked if
he had any thing against Arson would say
yes. Pfeffer was pretty hot at one time,
but / think he feels differently now. AS
for myself would rather play under An
son than any other team captain in the
business. What makes me think that there
is none of the feeling against him
among the men, as certain papers have
stated, is that when the crowd gave him
the guying they did during the Indianapo-
games because of an error or two he made,
there was not man of us, So far as l could
Judge from their faces, who would not
gladly have stood in the old mans shoes
and took part of the guying for him. AS
for myself felt so hot over it that / could
not see the ball for a minute. 1t is a -
shame TO treat man as a certain element
in the public is treating him, and if 1t
were not for the slurs of the newspapers
the public would not do it. AS for the
hired men on the papers who are writing
all this stuff, / suppose they are doing as
they are told. There is certainly no
foundation for their statements. You can
pers is no reflection of the spirit which ex-
lists among the boys. On the contrary, the
majority of Us are thoroughly indignant
over il all,
Just inside the Office stood Arson him
self in conversation with Ed Hengle.
Il see the newspapers have got every
thing fixed for you next year, Arson, ven-
tured your correspondent.
Yes" said the big fellow, with a smile.
Williamson and Pfetfer are going to leave
us, and Clarkson Is going TO Boston next
year."
al presume that is fact?"
90, yes. Just about as much n fact, so
far as / can judge, as the balance of the
rot these fellows telegraphed to their
papers while we were down East. But let
me tell YOU that if they do go, the Chicago
team will play ball right along just the
same"
"How do you feel about the rough criti-
cism they are subjecting you to?"
swell, / will tell you. In the first place
/ am not working for the public, but for
the Chicago Ball Club, and SO long as the
club is satisfied / don't care what the news
papers say. On the contrary, l like it
and hope they will continue to be as
windy as they are at present. l have an
idea that it may all result beneficially to
A. c. Arson some day. Meantime | shall
handle my team as l think best. and shall
play ball as we'll as know how"
President Spalding, as may be imagined,
is none too kindly disposed toward the
men who have started these malicious re-
ports, but as is always the case with him
under such circumstances he has kept his
temper admirably through it all. If there
was single particle of truth in it, said
he, Il should have nothing to say;
but for newspapers to deliberately
state what they know is not true when they
know that such statements are calculated
to belittle the team is rough. The team is
not demoralized. Arson has not been
brutal toward the men. There are no hard
feelings existing between him and his
players, and the men whom it has been
stated will leave the club this fall, will,
SO far as l now know, wear the uniform of
the Chicago Club next year as they have
done this. Clarkson has never had any
cause to complain of the treatment &C
corded him since he has played
ball with the White Stockings,
and il he has any wish to go to Boston it
is because he lives there and would prefer
10 be near his home-not because he has
not been we'll treated here. However.
these statements made by the papers are
so utterly false and groundless that
scarcely think they need denial. Chicago
will play ball Just the same right through
this season, and other seasons to come.
We shall occupy second place in the race